Garthof Surname

2,483,783rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 60 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Garthof Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Garthof Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany591:1,364,49985,126
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Garthof Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Garthof Come From? nationality or country of origin

Garthof is carried by more people in Germany than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Garthof? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 2,483,783rd most frequently used family name in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 121,459,099 people. Garthof is mostly found in Europe, where 98 percent of Garthof live; 98 percent live in Western Europe and 98 percent live in Germanic Europe.

This surname is most commonly used in Germany, where it is borne by 59 people, or 1 in 1,364,499. In Germany it is primarily concentrated in: Thuringia, where 36 percent live, Hamburg, where 19 percent live and Saxony-Anhalt, where 14 percent live. Outside of Germany this last name exists in one country. It is also found in The United States, where 2 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Garthoff93618/
Garthoof930/
Arthof921/
Harthof868/
Gartoft863/
Garthow862/
Arthoff860/
Artof8311/
Harthopf8048/
Harthoff808/
Gorthoff801/
Gerthoff800/
Artoff7757/
Hartof7721/
Orthof777/
Arthaf774/
Gartov772/
Artouf771/
Arthov771/
Harthopff758/
Harthophf750/
Hartouf71138/
Hartoft7168/
Hartoff7111/
Orthoff719/
Artoffe717/
Hartopf711/
Gartova711/
Artov67160/
Ortof6716/
Harrtoft679/
Harthapf676/
Artaf672/
Harttoff671/
Harthoub671/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Garthof
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